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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in distance learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Cook Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Academics want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this need for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also researches the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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